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Lou Davenport |
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September 19, 2007 03:21:33pm |
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It depends what you're looking to get. In all honesty, I get way more in terms of musical appreciation out of listening to good SBDs in my home or car than I ever did out of the few shows I attended. I know someone who went to the Mosque show in May 77 and can't remember a single thing about the music. How with all the screaming fans, and the buzz, and being young and clueless, could one ever hope to have experienced how truly fine the music-making was on that night?
For pure musical enjoyment, I think the Dead are a dish best served cold.
But that may not be what you are looking for when you ask about the "experience".
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William Tell |
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September 19, 2007 06:59:26pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Opinion Wanted |
Hey Lou--I am with you 100%...as I answered above, but PG pointed out, strictly speaking, I got it wrong (which I think he was right about).
I have become much, much more of a fan thru all my listening in the comfort of my car, home, etc., etc. The "experience" was altogether something else, other than the purest music aspect...
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Lou Davenport |
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September 19, 2007 07:19:18pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Opinion Wanted |
You and me both. I pretty much stopped listening to non-commercial recordings from the early 80s till about four years ago, because I was tired of listening to the nth generation cassettes and boomy auds I had. In the interim (pre-internet), I sometimes fantasized about tapping into a cache of early gen SBDs. I discovered the LMA one day, looking for a better recording of the 4-6-69 Avalon show, and since then have come to appreciate how seriously talented the boys were more than I ever had before. IMO, they do things that even great jazz combos seldom achieved. I could never have judged that from the floor of a packed arena, addled and distracted by the scene.
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William Tell |
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September 19, 2007 07:40:40pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Opinion Wanted |
What a meeting of the minds...Don't tell ANYONE here, but just as an example: As much of a fan as I have always been, as much as I had everything they put out, and though I saw them many times, it was only in the past two yrs of constant listening to all the NEW stuff, esp from 68 thru 70, that I came to the conclusion, beyond dispute, that Jerry was one of the all time great guitar players. I just didn't think that was necessarily the case til I spent a great deal of time with them of late, and such high quality stuff to boot.
Cool.
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Lou Davenport |
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September 19, 2007 08:37:19pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Opinion Wanted |
"One of the"???
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